SOC 17-1022 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Surveyors Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for surveyors in Crestview, Florida is $72,730 a year ($34.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,960: half of the 80 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).

$72,730average per year

$34.96 / hourMedian $61,960Take-home ≈ $59,996

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $108K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 19Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveyors pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,300 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Crestview earn between $50,060 and $85,700.

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $108K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,730$6,061$34.97
Median$61,960$5,163$29.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,060$4,172$24.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$85,700$7,142$41.20

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Surveyors salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $72,730, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $59,996 a year, or $5,000 a month and $2,308 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Crestview a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $72,730 buys what about $74,955 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveyors salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 13th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($81,320).

All Surveyors salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for surveyors

Yuba City, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,690).

Surveyors salary by city

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Surveyors salary in Crestview: questions

How much do surveyors make an hour in Crestview?

$34.96 an hour on average, and $29.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the surveyors take-home pay in Crestview?

About $59,996 a year ($5,000 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,730. Florida has no state income tax.

Do surveyors earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-1022; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.95, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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